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Effective School-Based Prevention Programming What works best to keep kids safe and healthy?

3 big picture research-based strategies 1. Community wide, consistent messaging (i.e. school + family) 2. Long-term – multiple contacts (i.e. 10 lessons of D.A.R.E.) and repeated contacts (i.e. early grades, elementary, middle, and high school developmental levels) • This gives students an opportunity to understand information at increasingly complex level • Gives students an opportunity to practice real life skills to support knowledge and decisions 3. Based in social-emotional learning and interpersonal skills to support students in managing relationships and peer influence

Cornerstone of D.A.R.E. Middle Curriculum D.A.R.E. Keepin ’ it REAL • 10 Lessons • Evidence-Based • SEL (Social Emotional Learning) Approach • Covers Decision Making for a Safe and Healthy Life, and Effective Communication Skills to support those decisions

Vap Vaping Enha ing Enhancement ncement Le Lesson sson Ashley Frazier, D.A.R.E. America Director of Curriculum & Training S.R.O. Justin Hankes, Pacific Grove (CA) PD D.A.R.E. International Training Conference Phoenix, AZ: 2019

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Additional Enhancement Opportunities 1. Opioid Education 2. More Than Sad: Teen Mental Health 3. Parent Presentations

Elementary Program • Existing program – Keepin ’ it REAL (E) – 10 Lessons • Plan: 09/23/2019 Robert Down Elementary; 01/10/2020 Forest Grove Elementary • Resource commitment – I day per week Fall and Spring; workbook cost - $1.35 per student • Additional: K-4 level classroom visits (brief, informal) – ongoing with patrol officers and Chief and Patrol Commander. • Monthly parent enhancement meetings: (information dealing with current issues and progress reports.)

Middle School Program • First implementation – Keepin ’ it REAL (M) – 10 Lessons • Plan: proposed for 09/23/2019 ten week program to complete 100 percent of students. • Resource commitment – 1 day per week Fall; workbook cost - $1.26 per student • Additional: Vaping enhancement lesson – 1 lesson – Spring 2020 • Monthly parent enhancement meetings: (information dealing with current issues and progress reports.)

High School Program • First implementation – MyPlaybook Core – 4 lessons • Plan: proposed for 03/02/2019 • Resource commitment – 1 day per week Spring; workbook cost - $1.10 per student • Additional – Vaping enhancement lesson – 1 lesson – Spring 2020 • Additional – More Than Sad Teen Mental Health – 1 lesson – Spring 2020 • Monthly parent enhancement meetings: (information dealing with current issues and progress reports.)